Pakistan urges Trump to give Iran two more weeks, hints at breakthrough in talks
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Diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve the war in the Middle East are progressing "steadily, strongly and powerfully" and could yield tangible results in the near future, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X.
In this context, he called on US President Donald Trump to extend the deadline for Iran for two weeks to give diplomacy a chance. At the same time, Sharif urged the Iranian authorities to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for the same two-week period as a "goodwill gesture." In his view, this could signal readiness for de-escalation.
The Pakistani Prime Minister also called on all sides in the conflict to observe a ceasefire.
"We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region," he emphasized.
US response
Axios correspondent Barak Ravid, citing a statement by White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, reported that the Trump administration has received the proposal.
"The President has been made aware of the proposal, and a response will come," she said.
Escalation in the Middle East
In recent days, US President Donald Trump has again demanded that Tehran restore the passage of ships through the strait and warned that if it refuses, Iranian energy infrastructure could come under attack as early as Tuesday, April 7.
This was followed by reports that mediators had attempted to secure a temporary 45-day ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, but both sides rejected the idea.
Trump later further escalated his rhetoric, saying that "a whole civilization" could die in Iran as soon as tonight, although he added that he would not want such an outcome.
Against this backdrop, human chains have begun forming in Iran near key energy facilities in an effort to protect them from potential US-Israeli strikes.
